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An American Carousing

Utagawa Yoshitora

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a Japanese woodblock print titled "An American Carousing" by Utagawa Yoshitora. The print features two individuals standing side by side on a yellow background. The man on the left wears a brown hat, black jacket with gold buttons, white pants, and black shoes. He holds a horn-like object to his mouth with his right hand and has a pouch attached to his belt on the left. The woman on the right has dark hair styled in an updo with a decorative pin, and wears a red kimono with a blue lining and gold accents, along with black and white geta sandals. A black text box with white Japanese characters is positioned above and behind the woman's head. Three small Japanese text boxes are placed at the bottom left corner of the print. A color gradient ruler is visible on the right side of the image.

Artwork Details

Date
1861 (Bunkyu 1, first month)
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
488 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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